UNCLASIFIED
1. IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RESPECTED CARACAS DAILY EL NACI-
ONAL PUBLISHED JULY 29, GOV MINISTER OF STATE FOR INT'L ECONOMIC
AFFAIRS DR. MANUEL PEREZ GUERRERO SAID THAT ONLY WHEN CIEC MEM-
BERS AGREE TO AN EQUITABLE AND GLOBAL PROGRAM WILL IT BE
POSSIBLE TO HOLD THE MID-DECEMBER CIEC MINISTERIAL. P-G NOTED
THAT CIEC IS NOW IN ITS ACTIVE PHASE AND THAT THE FOUR CIEC
COMMISSIONS' WORK IS COMPLETELY INTERRELATED. "ONE CANNOT
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ACCEPT CERTAIN PARTS AND REJECT OTHERS," HE SAID.
2. HE MADE DIRECT REFERENCE TO BOTH THE DEBT ISSUE AND THE
QUESTION OF PURCHASING POWER OF LDCS WHICH REMAIN TO BE
RESOLVED AND WITHOUT WHICH THE WORK PROGRAMS CANNOT BE
COMPLETED.
3. LOOKING BEYOND AN EVENTUAL PARIS CONFERENCE, IN RESPONSE
TO A QUESTION, P-G SAID THAT IF THE CIEC PROGRAM WERE
APPROVED, THEN APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND THE COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN THE G-77 WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR CARRYING THEM OUT, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. HE ALSO SAID
THAT THE UNCTAD CONFERENCE IN NAIROBI HAD BEEN A POSITIVE
FACTOR ON THE CIEC MEETINGS. HE CONCLUDED NOTING THAT HE AND
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER MACEACHEN OF CANADA ARE COORDINATING
THE WORK OF THE CIEC COMMISSIONS AND WILL BE SEEKING TO PRESENT
TO THE SECOND PHASE OF CIEC A PACKAGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDING THE TWO DIFFICULT ITEMS MENTIONED IN PARA. 2.
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4. P-G PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THIS INTERVIEW REFLECT A MORE
POSITIVE TONE THAN HIS PRIVATE REMARKS TO EMBOFFS LAST WEEK.
HOWEVER, HIS PRINCIPAL POINT REMAINS THAT THE DCS MUST
ACCEPT AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM, PRESUMABLY INCLUDING THE G-18
FORMULATIONS ON DEBT AND PURCHASING POWER.
5. P-G ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL BE REPRESENTING
VENEZUELA AS AN "ACTIVE OBSERVER" AT THE SRI LANKA NAC
MEETING. EMBASSY HAS LEARNED THAT P-G WILL DEPART CARACAS
AUGUST 6 FOR SRI LANKA. WHETHER HIS ABSENCE FROM CARACAS
WILL HINDER CONTINUING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE CANADIANS ON
REACHING COMPROMISE FORMULAS FOR NEXT CIEC MEETINGS IS
NOT CLEAR. MOST OF HIS STAFF WILL REMAIN IN CARACAS AND WILL
BE AVAILABLE TO CONSULT WITH THE CANADIANS.
VAKY
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SUBJECT: CIEC-PEREZ GUERRERO CALLS FOR INTEGRATED PROGRAM
ACCEPTING G-19 POSITIONS AS SINA QUA NON FOR SUCCESSFUL
DECEMBER MINISTERIAL
REF: CARACAS 8976 (NOTAL)
UNCLASIFIED
1. IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RESPECTED CARACAS DAILY EL NACI-
ONAL PUBLISHED JULY 29, GOV MINISTER OF STATE FOR INT'L ECONOMIC
AFFAIRS DR. MANUEL PEREZ GUERRERO SAID THAT ONLY WHEN CIEC MEM-
BERS AGREE TO AN EQUITABLE AND GLOBAL PROGRAM WILL IT BE
POSSIBLE TO HOLD THE MID-DECEMBER CIEC MINISTERIAL. P-G NOTED
THAT CIEC IS NOW IN ITS ACTIVE PHASE AND THAT THE FOUR CIEC
COMMISSIONS' WORK IS COMPLETELY INTERRELATED. "ONE CANNOT
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ACCEPT CERTAIN PARTS AND REJECT OTHERS," HE SAID.
2. HE MADE DIRECT REFERENCE TO BOTH THE DEBT ISSUE AND THE
QUESTION OF PURCHASING POWER OF LDCS WHICH REMAIN TO BE
RESOLVED AND WITHOUT WHICH THE WORK PROGRAMS CANNOT BE
COMPLETED.
3. LOOKING BEYOND AN EVENTUAL PARIS CONFERENCE, IN RESPONSE
TO A QUESTION, P-G SAID THAT IF THE CIEC PROGRAM WERE
APPROVED, THEN APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND THE COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN THE G-77 WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR CARRYING THEM OUT, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. HE ALSO SAID
THAT THE UNCTAD CONFERENCE IN NAIROBI HAD BEEN A POSITIVE
FACTOR ON THE CIEC MEETINGS. HE CONCLUDED NOTING THAT HE AND
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER MACEACHEN OF CANADA ARE COORDINATING
THE WORK OF THE CIEC COMMISSIONS AND WILL BE SEEKING TO PRESENT
TO THE SECOND PHASE OF CIEC A PACKAGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDING THE TWO DIFFICULT ITEMS MENTIONED IN PARA. 2.
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4. P-G PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THIS INTERVIEW REFLECT A MORE
POSITIVE TONE THAN HIS PRIVATE REMARKS TO EMBOFFS LAST WEEK.
HOWEVER, HIS PRINCIPAL POINT REMAINS THAT THE DCS MUST
ACCEPT AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM, PRESUMABLY INCLUDING THE G-18
FORMULATIONS ON DEBT AND PURCHASING POWER.
5. P-G ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL BE REPRESENTING
VENEZUELA AS AN "ACTIVE OBSERVER" AT THE SRI LANKA NAC
MEETING. EMBASSY HAS LEARNED THAT P-G WILL DEPART CARACAS
AUGUST 6 FOR SRI LANKA. WHETHER HIS ABSENCE FROM CARACAS
WILL HINDER CONTINUING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE CANADIANS ON
REACHING COMPROMISE FORMULAS FOR NEXT CIEC MEETINGS IS
NOT CLEAR. MOST OF HIS STAFF WILL REMAIN IN CARACAS AND WILL
BE AVAILABLE TO CONSULT WITH THE CANADIANS.
VAKY
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